Housing Wire

MAY 19, 2025

A new report on real estate agent and brokerage performance in the first quarter of 2025 shows that agent movement accelerated dramatically in opening months of the year. It tracked thousands of agent movements across brokerage models and markets. It tracked thousands of agent movements across brokerage models and markets.

Agents

Housing Wire

MAY 30, 2025

Real estate agents flourish when they can generate referrals, and Jason Mitchell Group (JMG) has practically industrialized the process. The Arizona-based brokerage has organized a vast network of referral partners that include major mortgage lenders like Rocket Mortgage, Veterans United Home Loans and Mr. Cooper just to name a few.

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Real Estate News

AUGUST 6, 2025

Skip to Content Agents Brokerages MLS/Assn Tech Industry By the Numbers Consumer Illustration by Lanette Behiry/Real Estate News Industry Agent-buyer connections driving Zillow’s mortgage growth Overall revenue beat expectations — again — jumping 15% in the second quarter, thanks in large part to big gains in rentals and home loans.

Agents

Housing Wire

JANUARY 16, 2025

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) this week warned consumers in all 50 states that fraudsters are posing as mortgage lenders by calling homeowners and asking them to pony up on payments. The FCC estimates that Green Mirage has impersonated over 400 mortgage lenders.

Mortgages

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Reverse mortgage business and mortgage business generally is not where people want it to be. That was a repeated idea shared by a group of reverse mortgage professionals when asked to assess what they see as the biggest industry challenges of the year. I think that’s true from an industry standpoint.

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Housing Wire

MAY 27, 2025

Meanwhile, the economic landscape is shifting mortgage rates, consumer sentiment, and the cost of goods are all in flux and consumers are seeking more clarity and consistency than ever. This is a crucial time for agents to act as trusted guides to their clients, particularly first-time sellers. This is where agents come in.

Agents

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Employment data for October is set to be released Friday, and it will go a long way in determining the path for mortgage rates, which have surged upward in the past month. At HousingWire’s Mortgage Rates Center on Tuesday, the average rate for 30-year conforming loans was 6.72%. This equated to homes being 9.2%

Mortgages

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

So, let’s start with the basics: What is a real estate broker vs. an agent? To answer that, we’ll take a deep dive into the differences between the many types of real estate professionals, including a real estate agent and a real estate broker. Summary What is a real estate agent? What does a real estate agent do?

Agents

Real Estate News

JULY 10, 2025

Skip to Content Agents Brokerages MLS/Assn Tech Industry By the Numbers Consumer Adobe Stock By the Numbers Mortgage rate uptick leaves summer market on standby Mortgage applications are up, but a rise in rates combined with job loss concerns and tariff uncertainty could kill the momentum. The good news for agents?

Mortgages

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The arrangement known as cooperative compensation allows sellers to choose to offset the cost of buyers’ agents. The settlement requires listing agents to stop making offers of compensation for buyer’s agents on Multiple Listing Services (MLSs). Rolling the fees into the mortgage” leaves the buyer with a higher interest rate.

Debt-to-income ratio

Housing Wire

JULY 24, 2025

HousingWire reports on the quarterly earnings of publicly traded mortgage and real estate companies, offering a glimpse into the financial performance of key players in the housing market.

Mortgages

Housing Wire

MAY 22, 2025

Now the mortgage lender is inviting external real estate agents and brokerages to take advantage of the program. “Whether you’re a mortgage practitioner or real estate practitioner, this is heavy on marketing and showing up in the community so you can be a force,” she said. “Everybody wants to do good.

Agents

Housing Wire

JULY 18, 2025

Welcome back to Tech Pulse — HousingWire ‘s weekly series rounding up the latest in technology news, including tools, integrations and trends that impact mortgage and real estate. has acquired Zenlist , a real estate tech startup known for its agent-client collaboration tools.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 3, 2025

Introduction As part of our ongoing discussion on the concept of movement in the mortgage industry, it is readily apparent that the failure of mortgage companies to pivot or tweak their business models to satisfy changing market and other conditions has resulted in consolidation based on liquidity, buyback, financial and other concerns.

Purchase and sale agreement

Housing Wire

JULY 21, 2025

Mortgage technology company Mobility Market Intelligence (MMI) announced on Monday its launch of ChatMMI, which claims to be the industry’s first conversational artificial intelligence interface built specifically for lenders, recruiters and other mortgage professionals. of all counties in the U.S.

Loan Officer

Housing Wire

JULY 16, 2025

AssumeList , a platform for discovering homes with assumable mortgages, announced on Wednesday that it has partnered with the San Diego Association of Realtors ( SDAR ) to provide exclusive benefits to its real estate professionals. “Our mission is to make assumable mortgages easy to find and close.

Mortgages

Real Estate News

JUNE 25, 2025

Skip to Content Agents Brokerages MLS/Assn Tech Industry By the Numbers Consumer Shutterstock Agents Agents rethink pricing strategies as buyers gain leverage Two new agent surveys indicate that while affordability remains a top concern for home shoppers, the market is starting to favor buyers.

Agents

Housing Wire

JANUARY 17, 2025

Department of Justice (DOJ) announced this week that Mark Steven Diamond, who was accused of bilking elderly homeowners in a reverse mortgage and home repair scheme, was sentenced to 17 years in federal prison by the U.S. She added that his sentencing is a sobering reminder of the unique harm caused by predatory reverse mortgage schemes.

Mortgages

Housing Wire

MAY 21, 2025

Amid a surge in AI adoption and mounting cybersecurity threats, only 51% of nonbank mortgage lenders say they feel fully prepared to handle compliance risk a warning sign in an industry that’s undergoing rapid digital transformation. That’s according to a new joint study from HFS Research and Cognizant.

Mortgages

Housing Wire

MAY 21, 2025

Mortgage lending has long catered to a bygone era of steady paychecks and W-2 forms, leaving millions of self-employed and gig economy workers underserved. But as the gig economy booms, lenders are finding success in the nonqualified mortgage ( non-QM ) sector by engaging with AI-powered tools like Prudent AI.

Mortgages

Housing Wire

MARCH 18, 2025

But in light of Redfins blockbuster sale to Rocket Mortgage that was announced less than two weeks later, hindsight dictates that Kelman may have known that the end of independence was coming for the company hes run for almost 20 years. Agents got benefits like health insurance, a 401(k), vacation time and a more predictable stream of income.

Brokerage

Housing Wire

JULY 25, 2025

housing market is entering a new phase defined less by competitive bidding and more by financial stress and practical necessity, according to a second-quarter Bright MLS agent survey released Friday. of agents reporting working with first-timers in June — Bright’s lowest figure since launching the survey in early 2023.

MLS

Housing Wire

JUNE 24, 2025

Williston Financial Group (WFG) announced the release of a new digital tool through subsidiary Volly that aims to enhance collaboration between mortgage loan officers and real estate agents. Volly added that the system is scalable and supports the retail and wholesale lending channels, as well as mortgage brokers.

Loan Officer

Housing Wire

MAY 2, 2025

The partnership, announced this week, will give eXp Luxury agents access to the MORE Seller Bridge Loan Program a short-term seller financing option that lets sellers convert their existing low-rate mortgages into income after selling their home.

Finance

Housing Wire

JULY 23, 2025

And to do that you need two things: real estate agents and loan officers. A lot of people have tried — Zillow bought a mortgage company and failed and now they are trying again and are all-in. Redfin bought Bay Equity and tried multiple mortgage products and now they are at Rocket. Nobody has gotten that right yet.

Loan Officer

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Although higher home prices , rising mortgage rates and other expenses are obvious factors, there may be more to the story. Some agents attribute stale inventory growth to unreasonable prices that repel would-be buyers from pursuing certain listings. There is some hope for potential buyers and sellers if mortgage rates decline.

Mortgages

Housing Wire

JULY 1, 2025

.” The completed transaction merges Redfin’s home search platform, which is comprised of 50 million monthly visitors, 1 million active purchase and rental listings and its network of over 2,200 agents, with Rocket’s mortgage services. ” Rocket executives said during its first quarter earnings that it expects the Mr.

VA loan

Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2025

Welcome back to Tech Pulse — HousingWire ‘s weekly series rounding up the latest in technology news, including tools, integrations and trends that impact mortgage and real estate. It’s doubling down on its buy-before-you-sell strategy amid rising demand from lenders and agents. Introduced by Sen.

Mortgages

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Not long ago, homeowners insurance was a minor concern for most homebuyers, real estate agents and mortgage originators. Impacts to mortgage credit Banks, insurers and regulators have long acknowledged that climate risks could threaten mortgage borrowers’ creditworthiness. Insurance Services , in March.

Design

Housing Wire

JULY 11, 2025

Welcome back to Tech Pulse — HousingWire ‘s weekly series rounding up the latest in technology — including tools, integrations and trends that impact mortgage and real estate. Most homeowners are unaware they can appeal tax assessments — this tool aims to change that and boost savings nationwide.

MLS

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Robert Gordon, a senior vice president at the American Property Casualty Insurance Association , told the Journal that mortgage lenders need to be more involved in these processes. But the dynamics are evolving, and the fallout from storms like Helene and Milton are playing havoc with the intersection between mortgage and insurance.

Construction

Housing Wire

JULY 18, 2025

A newly released NextGen Homebuyer Report — compiled by National Mortgage Insurance and financial literacy nonprofit FirstHome IQ — highlights how Gen Z and millennials are creatively navigating a changing real estate landscape. Real estate agents remain the first point of contact for many millennial buyers (43%). Who to turn to?

Loan Officer

Housing Wire

JUNE 25, 2025

Real’s May 2025 Agent Survey — which polled more than 260 real estate professionals across the U.S. Nearly 60% of agents remain optimistic about their local market outlook over the next 12 months, although overall sentiment has declined since April. “But Real’s Agent Optimism Index dropped to 57.0 in May, down from 47.8

Marketing

Housing Wire

APRIL 21, 2025

home sellers offered concessions to buyers in near-record numbers during the first quarter of 2025 as rising housing costs , high mortgage rates and growing economic uncertainty continued to reshape the real estate landscape. According to a new report from Redfin , 44.4% Thats up from 39.3% a year ago and close to the record figure of 45.1%

Seller concession

Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2025

Despite the frequency of departures, real estate agents in the state say the housing market remains strong. We are still experiencing the multiple-offer phenomenon, although it is not quite as prevalent as it was a year ago, said Linda Feinstein , a Hinsdale, Illlinois-based agent for Compass. as of Jan. a year ago.

Marketing

Housing Wire

JUNE 25, 2025

as its new vice president of broker relations for mortgage and title services, marking his return to the firm after several years at Compass. I know what agents need to succeed because I’ve been in their shoes, and now I get to advocate for them in a new and rewarding way.” Baird & Warner has named Bill White Jr.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 18, 2025

These findings reflect a lack of appropriate controls by closing agents and lenders to identify and fix issues, the report stated. In Q1 2025, FundingShield said it received increased data requests from lender clients undergoing mortgage origination risk assessment audits. It found that 46.8% errors the highest number on record.

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